Classwork Ch. 15

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Across
  1. 2. of Entry: The site through which a pathogen enters the body (e.g., a cut or the nose).
  2. 4. of Exit: The site through which a pathogen leaves the host (e.g., blood, saliva, or stool).
  3. 8. Units: Equipment using sound waves to create bubbles for cleaning instruments.
  4. 10. Protective Equipment (PPE): Specialized clothing or equipment (gloves, masks) worn for protection against infectious materials.
  5. 15. The area where an infectious agent can live and multiply.
  6. 17. Field: A specified area that is kept free from all microorganisms.
  7. 18. Parasitic microorganisms that live inside other living organisms (often transmitted by fleas, ticks, or lice).
  8. 19. Free from all organisms, including spores and viruses.
  9. 22. An infection that occurs when the body's defenses are weak.
  10. 23. An infectious disease that affects many people over a wide geographic area (worldwide).
Down
  1. 1. One-celled animal-like organisms often found in decayed materials and contaminated water.
  2. 2. (Reverse) Isolation: Techniques used to protect highly susceptible patients from germs in the environment.
  3. 3. Agent: The pathogen (germ) capable of causing disease.
  4. 5. of Transmission: The way in which an infectious agent moves from one place or person to another.
  5. 6. A small living plant or animal not visible to the naked eye.
  6. 7. Host: A person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses are weak.
  7. 9. The smallest microorganisms; they can only reproduce inside another living cell.
  8. 10. Any microorganism that causes disease
  9. 11. An organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food at the host's expense.
  10. 12. Precautions: Extra safety steps used for patients with highly transmissible infections.
  11. 13. C: A viral bloodborne infection that causes liver damage; there is currently no vaccine.
  12. 14. The highest level of decontamination; kills all microbial life.
  13. 16. B: A viral bloodborne infection that causes liver damage; preventable by vaccine.
  14. 20. Precautions: Rules developed by the CDC that treat all body fluids as if they were infectious.
  15. 21. Beneficial microorganisms that are part of the "normal flora" of the body.